NDFP expresses condolences to the Absalon family, asserts its authority and duty to investigate the case
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) hereby expresses its sincere condolences to the family of footballer Keith and labor leader Nolven Absalon and asserts its duty to investigate their death under the GRP-NDFP Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).
Communist Party of the Philippines | Kodao Productons
Absalon cousins died from gunshot, blast injuries: autopsy report
Less than a week after the New People's Army (NPA)-planted anti-personnel mine (APM) blast on June 6, the Masbate City Health Office released the results of an autopsy conducted on the two fatalities.
Philippine News Agency
Absalon cousins laid to rest as calls for justice pour in
Far Eastern University (FEU) football player Kieth Absalon and his cousin, Nolven, were laid to rest on Sunday, exactly a week after they were killed by an anti-personnel mines (APMs) explosion planted by New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Masbate City.
Philippine News Agency
PNP braces for NPA’s extortion activities as elections near
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar directed the police to work closely with the military in preventing communist terrorists from collecting “permit-to-campaign” fees from politicians with less than a year left before the 2022 national and local elections.
Philippine News Agency
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Former NPA, Supporter surrender to government troops
A former member of Sandatahang Yunit Propaganda (SYP) and its supporter of the New People’s Army (NPA) Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) from Sitio Dimaguipo, Brgy Cozo, Casiguran, Aurora surrendered to authorities on Saturday, June 12, 2021.
Kalinaw News
Ex-rebels get P600K in govt aid
At least P600,000 additional economic assistance was given to former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels who are in the custody of the 86th Infantry "Highlander" Battalion (IB) in the town of Jones in this province, Army officials said on Sunday.
Manila Times
Former rebels’ support for gov’t peace, dev’t programs lauded
A top military official has lauded the Sentrong Alyansa ng Mamamayan Para sa Bayan (SAMBAYANAN) for its support to the government's peace and development programs.
Philippine News Agency
Peace talks
[Editorial] NPA misplays Duterte, loses chance for peace
IF communist rebels in the Philippines actually wanted peace, their best chance of realizing it is now with the incumbent government. But after years of reaching out and with only a year left in his term, President Rodrigo Duterte has grown exasperated with the Left, and we fear the prospects of a negotiated peace may never materialize.
Manila Times
Incidents/Operations
NPA, politics eyed in Bukidnon town councilor’s slay
Investigators are looking into the possible involvement of the New People’s Army or personal conflict into the killing of a municipal councilor in Talakag, Bukidnon.
Philippine News Agency
Talakag councilor shot dead
Gunmen riding in tandem on a motorcycle shot dead 64-year-old Councilor Susan Bustillo Gayonan of Talakag in Bukidnon on Saturday and wounded two of her relatives.
MindaNews
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MARAWI
[Opinion] The Figure of Home and the Negative Island in ‘A House In Pieces’
At the center of Jean Claire Dy and Manuel Domes’s heartbreaking documentary, A House in Pieces, is the idea of home expressed in different but all of them painful ways — as ruins of a city in the present, spaces of residence abandoned; as a longed-for past, cradling one’s memories, that is yet within arm’s length but now irretrievably lost; and as defiant hope for a future shadowed by uncertainty.
Mindanews
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Expert: UK terror attacks by ex-inmates ‘in the pipeline’
An attack by radicalized former inmates is “in the pipeline” in the UK because of a lack of control over extremism in the country’s jails, a former prison governor has warned.
Arab News
A Sea Change in Counterterrorism
Although the speculation surrounding the potential congressional commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol siege makes for attention-grabbing headlines, behind-the-scenes work is being done to update and expand the national security apparatus in order to better address the threat of domestic terrorism.
Lawfare Blog
[Opinion] Jan 6 was 'just the beginning': Extremist-fighting sheriff makes a frightening prediction about the next 10 years in America
In an interview with the Daily Beast, a sheriff who oversees a region that is a hotbed of right-wing militia activity warned that what Americans witnessed on Jan 6th, when supporters of Donald Trump stormed the nation's Capitol, was not a one-time thing and more attacks can be expected.
Raw Story
[Opinion] From Ontario to Bordeaux, Islamophobia and right-wing terrorism must be confronted head-on
On June 6, four members of the same family in Ontario were struck and killed by a vehicle. The police said the victims were targeted “because of their Islamic faith.” Canadians have to live with this horrific attack, but it was part of a broader global threat: the proliferation of far-right terrorism.
The Washington Post
Fight against authoritarianism, extremism, says PM at G7 meet
India is a “natural ally” to work with the world’s richest G7 countries to fight against threats of authoritarianism, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at a special outreach session for guest countries on “Open Societies and Open Economies” at the G7 summit that ended in Corbis Bay, U.K., on Sunday.
The Hindu Times
Controversial anti-terrorism law wins voter approval
Voters have endorsed a series of measures allowing police to crack down on militant extremists and apply preventive detention methods, giving Switzerland one of the strictest anti-terrorism legislations in Europe .
Swiss Info
Trump's 'racist' rhetoric blamed for anti-Asian hate
The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, released findings in March that showed a rise of 149% in reported anti-Asian American hate crimes from 2019 to 2020. PolitiFact wrote: “The report doesn’t mention former President Donald Trump. However, it does show that Google searches found spikes for racist terms such as ‘China virus’ and ‘Kung Flu’ spiked throughout 2020.”
Times News
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BARMM
COVID-19 pandemic stifles passage of BARMM laws
Three new regional laws are out, two of which are now being used as a reference in the setting up of the infant Bangsamoro government’s pioneering personnel structure. Members of the 80-seat Bangsamoro Transition Authority, known as the interim regional parliament, said Thursday they could have drafted and approved more regional laws if not for the COVID-19 pandemic that stifled their operation.
Luwaran
BARMM has 51 new infections, 27 from Maguindanao
The Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) inter-agency task force on COVID-19 today reported that Maguindanao has 27 new infections followed by Cotabato City.
NDBC News
[Opinion] Advancing the transitional justice agenda (2)
The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) describes transitional justice as “a response to systematic or widespread violations of human rights. It seeks recognition for victims and promotion of possibilities for peace, reconciliation and democracy.” The word “transitional” is used here to underscore its processes of transforming societies that have gone through periods of massive atrocities and violations of human rights, to help the members of these societies recover from a dark and violent past and bring them to a brighter, more peaceful future. In many countries experiencing atrocities associated with despotic and autocratic leaders, the process of transition can take place over so many years or even decades.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BARMM chief Minister Ebrahim: Bangsamoro honors sacrifices of Filipino heroes
The leadership of the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) today expressed optimism the Filipino people can survive and achieve independence from the pandemic.
NDBC News
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
LANAO PROVINCES
BASILAN
SULU
Brother of Mundi Sawadjaan, 3 other Abu Sayyaf Group members slain in Sulu
Al-Al Sawadjaan, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) sub-leader Injam Yadah, alias Raup, and another ASG member yet to be identified were killed in a law enforcement operation turned shootout in Jolo, Sulu.
Kalinaw News | Benar News | NDBC News
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
PNP tie-up with foreign agencies boosts fight vs. illegal drugs
The Philippine National Police (PNP) continues to coordinate with foreign drug enforcement agencies to strengthen border control against illegal drugs particularly shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride.
Philippine News Agency
Operations/ Incidents
Call center agent yields P2.3-M shabu in Nueva Ecija
Authorities seized on Sunday some PHP2.3 million worth of illegal drugs from a call center agent here.
Philippine News Agency
PDEA seizes P795-M worth of shabu in Imus bust, Chinese arrested
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a Chinese suspect in a drug bust on Aguinaldo Highway in Imus, Cavite on Sunday, seizing from him 117 kilograms of crystal meth, commonly known locally as shabu, with an estimated worth of P795 million.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Police seize P2.3 million worth of ‘shabu’ in Nueva Ecija; one suspect nabbed
Anti-narcotics operatives from the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested a suspected drug peddler and seized P2.3 million worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) in Nueva Ecija on Sunday morning.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
Customs intercepts P38-M smuggled cigarettes at MICP
Smuggled cigarettes with an estimate value of PHP38.1 million were seized Friday by the Bureau of Customs-Manila International Container Port (BOC-MICP).
Philippine News Agency
P74,700 smuggled cigarettes seized
GOVERNMENT operatives have seized some P74,700 worth of smuggled cigarettes in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported Sunday, June 13, 2021.
Sunstar Zamboanga
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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Filipina diplomat 'verbally assaulted' in New York train
A Filipino diplomat at the Philippine Consulate General in New York was verbally assaulted by an unknown individual in a train on her way to the office last Friday.
Philippine News Agency
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Local, foreign business groups back planned Freedom of Information Act
Philippine and foreign business groups are pushing for the passage of the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which seeks to require government agencies to disclose information on matters involving public interest, to strengthen the people’s right to information, and promote transparency.
Philippine Star
Gabriela lawmaker to sue pro-Duterte vlogger
A pro-Duterte vlogger was ready to face charges for possible violation of Republic Act No. 4200 or the Anti-Wiretapping Law after he posted online his lewd phone conversation with Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
PH logs 7,302 new COVID-19 cases — DOH
The Philippines on Sunday logged 7,302 COVID-19 cases, bringing the caseload to 1,315,639, the Department of Health (DOH) reported.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Department of Health
IATF/NTF COVID-19
Regions
Luzon including NCR
‘Tight’ border control assured amid possible easing of GCQ
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Sunday ordered police personnel to keep tight border control to prevent further Covid-19 transmission.
Philippine News Agency
Visayas
Mindanao
COVID 19 claims 7 lives in Sox, infects 384
Overall, there are a total of 16,021 COVID-19 confirmed cases reported to DOH CHD SOCCSKSARGEN region. 3,400 (21.22%) are active cases, 12,154 (75.86%) recoveries and 465 (2.90%) COVID-19 related deaths.
NDBC News
Regular mass sked in Kidapawan diocese back to normal
Simula ngayoblng araw, balik na sa regular Sunday masses ang schedule sa Diocese of Kidapawan matapos ma lift ang pagpapatupad ang No Movement Sunday sa probinsya.
NDBC News
World
G7 calls for new study into origins of Covid and voices concern on China
World leaders attending the Group of Seven summit on Sunday issued a call for a new study into the origins of COVID-19, including in China, after an initial report was deemed lacking because Beijing had refused to cooperate.
CNN
G7 nations pledge over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for the rest of world, UK prime minister says
In a statement to mark the end of the G7 summit, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that leaders of the world's richest nations have pledged over one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for the rest of the world – either directly or through funding to COVAX.
CNN
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Robredo urges supporters: Don’t think we’re the only ones who are good
Vice President Leni Robredo called for unity among her supporters but urged them not to exclude others simply because they have different political ideas.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
BSP closely watching wage levels for clues on future inflation
The central bank will closely monitor the local labor market to ensure that wage levels attain an equilibrium of promoting productivity while helping maintain the inflation rate in check.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BSP eases rules for securities custodianship and registry operations
The central bank wants to encourage the creation of companies engaged in securities custodianship and registry services, which are key components of the capital market operations of a financial system.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
[Editorial] Good news, bad news
It may seem hard to make sense of recent economic developments. While foreign trade and manufacturing output rebounded in April from a year ago, unemployment worsened in the same period. Some economists have turned bullish about the economic prospects of the Philippines, yet the World Bank (WB) just last week lowered its growth forecast for this year.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
DPWH opens 440-meter Santa Monica-Lawton bridge in Metro Manila
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) opened the 440-meter Santa Monica-Lawton bridge across the Pasig River on June 12, providing an alternative route in Metro Manila.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Thousands displaced by flashfloods in South Cotabato
More than 2,000 villagers got displaced by flashfloods that swept through low-lying barangays in South Cotabato province Friday.
NDBC News
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Sambayanan formal launch in Aurora
The 91st Infantry (SINAGTALA) Battalion, 7th Infantry (KAUGNAY) Division, Philippine Army in collaboration with 1st Civil Relation Group, Civil Relation Service Armed Forces of the Philippines (1CRG, CRSAFP) and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Region 3 headed by Regional Director Maria Luisa F. De Guzman, MNSA formally launched the Sentrong Alyansa ng Mamamayan Para sa Bayan (SAMBAYANAN) – Aurora Chapter at the Bayanihan Hall, Headquarters of 91st IB, 7ID, PA on Saturday, June 12, 2021.
Kalinaw News
Peace advocates join hands during Youth Symposium in Arakan and Magpet
Army’s 72nd Infantry “Gabay” Battalion under the leadership of LTC Jose C Regonay Jr in collaboration with the Youth For Peace Movement (YFPM) – TALBOS and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of Arakan and Magpet joined hand in hand in the conduct of Youth Symposium to selected Youth of Arakan and Magpet, Civilian Active Auxillary (CAA) and troops and officers of 72IB on June 10 and 11, 2021.
Kalinaw News
Philippine National Police
PNP: Quarantine checkpoints to stay
Regional and provincial checkpoints will remain to strictly monitor people crossing borders, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said yesterday as the government prepares for a possible easing of quarantine restrictions this week.
Philippine Star
EDUCATION
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
Comelec offers 3-day Father’s Day ‘treat’ to registrants
In another move to encourage registration, the Commission on Elections-Gender and Development (Comelec-GAD) office scheduled special days with the male population to be given preferential treatment.
Philippine News Agency
Jabs an election issue for Rody's choice—analyst
The government's COVID-19 response may hold back public support for the presidential candidate that President Rodrigo Duterte, whose six-year term expires in June, will endorse in the 2022 elections, a political strategist said on Friday.
Manila Standard
Lagman: VP Robredo is united opposition's "most logical, winnable" bet in 2022
Veteran Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Sunday, June 13 strongly endorsed Vice President Leni Robredo as the standard bearer for the unified opposition in the 2022 elections.
Manila Bulletin
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
[Opinion] Decreeing Falsehoods In Mining
Inspired by the works of Pope Francis on Laudato Si, the Davao Association of Catholic Schools (DACS) commits itself to the protection of the environment as a moral duty to care for our common home. In its desire to preserve what is left of our rich flora and fauna, DACS registers its opposition to Executive Order No. 130 and calls for its immediate revocation, as expressed in a statement reprinted below:
Mindanews
Another large King Cobra killed by farmer in North Cotabato
Another farmer in North Cotabato province killed with a machete a large adult King Cobra, the 29th since late 2019 in what seemed a phenomenon without any scientific explanation yet.
Philippine Star
LABOR
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
House of Representatives
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
To qualify for good governance seal, LGU should have PESO — DOLE
To qualify to receive the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), a local government unit (LGU) is required to maintain a public employment service office (PESO) starting this year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Sunday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
With NoCot mayor "missing," vice mayor assumes post
Opisyal ng umupo si Vice Mayor Rogelio Marañon bilang acting mayor ng Magpet matapos tatlong araw na hindi sumipot sa kanyang opisina si Mayor Florenito Gonzaga.
NDBC News
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
On Independence Day, Filipinos want to be free from Duterte’s ‘subservience to China’
As the country commemorates Independence Day, Filipino progressives said they have had enough of only seeing it on paper when in reality, freedom has been scant if not trampled upon under the Duterte administration.
Bulatlat
PAF conducts 'solidarity maritime patrol' over PH Rise
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) conducted a "solidarity maritime patrol" over the Philippine Rise on Saturday.
Philippine News Agency
West Philippine Sea
Under Duterte, national independence is a commodity up for imperialists’ taking
As the Filipino people observe the traditional Independence Day today, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Southern Mindanao enjoins all freedom-loving Filipinos to struggle more resolutely in these times of the US-Duterte regime’s treachery, tyranny and shameless sell-out of the country’s patrimony and sovereignty.
Communist Party of the Philippines
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Rice prices still rising despite higher production, imports
The disconnect in the country’s agricultural value chain remains evident in the rice industry, as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a continued uptick in rice prices despite an increase in palay production and decline in farmgate prices in the first quarter.The availability of imported rice, made possible by the Rice Tariffication Law, seemed to have little effect on the retail prices of the staple.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Davao coffee beginning to rise in coffee scene (Part 1)
DAVAO Region is known to be a major food basket in the country due to the variety of crops and fruits it produces. It is popular for the durian and pomelo. It is also known as the country's top producer of cavendish bananas. Recently, Davao Region has also been declared as the Capital of the Philippines.
Sunstar Davao
ADB studies funding P120-M banana plant
Representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will visit the province of North Cotabato to study the establishment of a banana flour processing plant in the province.
Manila Times
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
Bus trips to and from Davao City: from 800 to only 200 daily due to COVID surge
The number of bus trips to and from Davao City has decreased from 800 trips to only 200 trips daily due to the travel restrictions imposed while the city is under a Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), an official of the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT) said.
Mindanews
Airline industry sees long-term rebound for sector
After flying into the financial turbulence of the Covid pandemic, the airline sector expects passenger traffic to take off despite concerns about the industry’s impact on climate change.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
EU-backed Mindanao programs seek production boost via green energy
TWO PROGRAMS that combine agricultural and renewable energy development in off-grid areas of Mindanao were recently launched as part of the rural growth strategy for the southern Philippines.
Business World
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